Corset



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v.V BUCHANAN CORSET Filed June 16, 1934 A INVENTOR.

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Patented Mar. 10, 1936 Unirse STATE-s PATENT Fries;

My invention relates to improvements in corsets and analogous garments,and the same has for its object to provide corset which will tperfectly; be comfortable to the wearer, and which will readily conformitself to the figure of the wearer in all positions which the weare mayassume.

Further, said invention has for its object to provide a corset whichwill readily accommodate itself to the varying positions of the wearer,and which will at all times be maintained properly to its adjustedposition, and which will not ride up on the person.

Further, said invention has for its object to provide a corset withmeans for holding the rear lower portion or seat of the garmentconformed closely to the contour of the figure, which means will alsoserve to prevent the corset riding up, and serve to support thestockings upon the wearer.

Further, said invention has for its object to provide an attachment forthe purposes above specied, which may be readily secured to the innerside of a corset at or adjacent its lower rear edge or seat portion, andhaving means for securement to the stockings whereby to duly support thesame, and at the same time serve to hold the corset from riding up uponthe person of the wearer.

Other objects will in part be obvious, and in part be pointed outhereinafter.

To the attainment of th'e aforesaid objects and ends my inventionconsists in the novel features of construction, and in the combination,connection and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described andthen pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure l is an illustrative View showingone form of corset constructed according to and embodying my inventionin position upon the wearer;

Fig. 2 is a front view, slightly in perspective, showing the attachmentas it appears upon the inner rear side or seat portion of the corset;

Fig. 3 is a side view thereof with the lower rear edge of the corsetturned up, and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged face view of the attachment apart from a corset.

In said drawing i designates a corset which may be of any desired type,but is here shown as a closed front corset, corselette or girdle. Thebody portion may be made entirely of elastic material or fabric, or ofinelastic material, or it may be made partly of elastic and partly ofinelastic materials, as desired. In the accom panying illustration Ihave shown the corset made of elastic material and provided upon itsinner side at or near its lower rear edge, which constitutes the seatportion of the garment, with a horizontally-disposed attachmentcomprising a relatively narrow longitudinal member I3 formed of elasticfabric which is preferably capable of stretching or yielding in alldirections, i. e. vertically, horizontally, and diagonally. The fabrichas certain of its elastic threads preferably disposed transversely ofthe length of said member I3 so as to insure its yielding in a vertical,or more or less vertical direction. The upper edge of said member I3 ispreferably straight and the lower edge rounded or curved.

The longitudinal member I3 is secured along its upper edge, and at itsopposite sides for a short distance downwardly from its upper edge, tothe inner side of the rear part of the corset above the lower edgethereof by one or more rows of stitching I5, and has its lower edge freeso as to permit of the lower rear edge of the corset which extends belowthe lower edge of said member I3 being turned up or raised independentlyof the member I3 when necessary.

The said member I3 is provided at its lower edge at or adjacent to itsends with diagonallydownwardly and forwardly-extending members or strapsI5, I5 which may be made either integrally with said member I3, orseparately therefrom, and secured thereto at their upper ends by sewingor other convenient means. The other or free ends of said members orstraps I5 are provided with adjustable attaching devices I'I adapted toengage with hooks I8 at the lower edge of the corset at each sidethereof. Each member or strap I5, I5 is provided intermediate its endswith a sliding or movable attaching device I9 adapted for securement tothe upper outer edge of a stocking.

While I have shown and described the members or straps I5, I5 as beingmade separate and secured to the lower edge of the member I3, it will,of course, be understood that said parts may be formed either integrallywith or as parts of the member I3 and of the members I6, |611, orseparately therefrom, and when formed separately may be made of elasticor inelastic material, as circumstances may dictate.

Further, it is to be noted that the member I3 is adapted for use inconnection with corsets, corselettes and girdles, and that the same maybe incorporated therewith at the time of making the garment, or may beapplied to a previously nished garment. v

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A corset or similar garment including a relatively-narrowlongitudinal member secured along its upper edge to the inner side ofthe lower rear portion of said garment in position entirely concealedthereby and having its lower edge free, and stocking supporting membersextending from said free edge.

2. A corset or similar garment including a relatively-narrowlongitudinal member secured at its upper portion to the inner side ofsaid garment adjacent the rear lower edge thereof and in positionentirely concealed by the lower rear portion of the garment and havingits lower portion free, and stocking supporting members extending fromsaid free portion.

3. A corset or similar garment including a longitudinally andvertically-yielding longitudinalmember secured along its. upper edge tothe inner side of said garment at the seat portion thereof and inposition entirely concealed thereby and having its lower portion free,and a plurality of stocking supporting members extending from the freeportion of said member at points adjacent the ends thereof.

4. A corset or similar garment including a longitudinal member securedalong the edges of the upper portion thereof to the inner side of saidgarment at the seat portion thereof in position entirely concealedthereby and having a free lower portion, and stocking supporting membersextending from said lower portion for maintaining said seat portion frompoints inwardly of and above the lower edge thereof under tension; thelower rear edge of the corset below the line along which saidlongitudinal member is secured to the corset being free for movementrelative to the tensional lower portion of said member.

VITA BUCHANAN.

